USPTO Patents Application 09890656

United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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APPLICATION NO.

FILING DATE

FIRST NAMED INVENTOR

ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.

CONFIRMATION NO.

09/890,656

08/02/2001

Reinhard Schauer

SCHAUER ET A

6290

25889 7590 08/30/2004

WILLIAM COLLARD
COLLARD & ROE, P.C.
1077 NORTHERN BOULEVARD
ROSLYN, NY 11576

EXAMINER

TRAN, THIEN F

ART UNIT

PAPER NUMBER

2811

DATE MAILED: 08/30/2004

Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.

PTO-90C (Rev. 10/03)

Application No.

Applicant(s)

Supplemental
Notice of Allowability

SCHAUFR FT Al

Examiner

Art Unit

Thien F Tran

2811

- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-

All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.

1 . S This communication is responsive to 06/01/2004 .

2. The allowed claim(s) is/are 13-15 and 25-27 .

3. □ The drawings filed on are accepted by the Examiner.

4. □ Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 1 19(a)-(d) or (f).

a) □ All b)DSome* c) □ None of the:

1. □ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. □ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. .

3. □ Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the

International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* Certified copies not received: .

Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.

5. □ A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF

INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-1 52) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.

6. □ CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.

(a) □ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached

1 ) □ hereto or 2) □ to Paper No./Mail Date .

(b) □ including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of

Paper No./Mail Date .

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1.84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).

7. □ DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the

attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Attachment(s)

1 □ Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)

2. □ Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)

3. E3 Information Disclosure Statements (PTO-1 449 or PTO/SB/08),

Paper No./Mail Date 10/05/01

4. □ Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit

of Biological Material

5. □ Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-1 52)

6. □ Interview Summary (PTO-41 3),

Paper No./Mail Date .

7. □ Examiner's Amendment/Comment

8. □ Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

THEN TRAN
PRIMARY EXAMINER

9. □ Other .

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PTOL-37 (Rev. 1-04)

Notice of Allowability

Part of Paper No./Mail Date 08252004